# CVE-2022-38458: Information disclosure in Orbi Router RBR750

> A man-in-the-middle attack on the remote management interface allows attackers to disclose sensitive information transmitted in cleartext.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6rp4-vqhc-69xf

## What is CVE-2022-38458?

CVE-2022-38458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rbs750 Firmware, published on 21 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A cleartext transmission vulnerability exists in the Remote Management functionality of Netgear Orbi Router RBR750 4.6.8.5. A specially-crafted man-in-the-middle attack can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information), CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38458?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netgear Rbs750 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38458?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38458 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38458 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear Rbs750 Firmware

- [CVE-2022-37337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37337/): Command injection in Orbi Router RBR750 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-36429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36429/): Command injection in Orbi Satellite RBS750 (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-38452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38452/): Command injection in Orbi Router RBR750 (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38458 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rbs750 Firmware, published on 21 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netgear Rbs750 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38458/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38458/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38458
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38458
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38458

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38458/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.